<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - odd-names</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/odd-names</link><description>Newsvine - odd-names</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sun, 7 Oct 2012 20:28:05 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:44:15 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Kaboom! Oddly named man's walking stick prompts evacuation in Akron - U.S. News</title>
<description><![CDATA[It happens virtually every day somewhere in America: A suspicious object  is found in a public building. The building is evacuated. The object  turns out to be innocuous. Everybody goes back to work.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[okiegirl-778011]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[okiegirl-778011]]></source><link>http://cantstandthesound.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/07/14277466-kaboom-oddly-named-mans-walking-stick-prompts-evacuation-in-akron-us-news</link><guid>http://cantstandthesound.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/07/14277466-kaboom-oddly-named-mans-walking-stick-prompts-evacuation-in-akron-us-news</guid><category>odd-news</category><category>humor</category><category>weird-news</category><category>kaboom</category><category>odd-names</category><category>walking-sticks</category><category>bomb-scares</category><pubDate>Sun, 7 Oct 2012 20:28:10 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cantstandthesound886470C6-E886-4EA4-3C67-1A8399DB3AAE.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cantstandthesound886470C6-E886-4EA4-3C67-1A8399DB3AAE.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Were you named after someone? What's your story?</title>
<description><![CDATA[We didn't choose our names, our parents did. So therefore we can't gloat with it but we sure can complain about it. At least for those who aren't really satisfied with their first name and are having severe doubt about their parents mental abilities at that time.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[henry1966]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[henry1966]]></source><link>http://hvdk.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/08/5612853-were-you-named-after-someone-whats-your-story</link><guid>http://hvdk.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/08/5612853-were-you-named-after-someone-whats-your-story</guid><category>children</category><category>parents</category><category>names</category><category>not-news</category><category>odd-names</category><category>tradtional-names</category><pubDate>Wed, 8 Dec 2010 19:11:40 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fhvdk2F5612896.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="241" width="228" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fhvdk2F5612896.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="127" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>2 am at McDonalds can get pretty Wierd.....This is great</title>
<description><![CDATA[At almost 50 years old I don't stay up as late as I used to but maybe I need to stay up later. This will make you laugh!]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bio-Fuel]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Bio-Fuel]]></source><link>http://biofuel.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/12/4871868-2-am-at-mcdonalds-can-get-pretty-wierdthis-is-great</link><guid>http://biofuel.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/12/4871868-2-am-at-mcdonalds-can-get-pretty-wierdthis-is-great</guid><category>odd-news</category><category>mental-health</category><category>interior-decorating</category><category>skin-conditions</category><category>recent-comments</category><category>odd-names</category><category>violent-midgets</category><category>poptart-cafe</category><category>nonsense-verse</category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 04:24:03 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Do odd names make boys go bad? </title>
<description><![CDATA[Boys growing up with popular names such as Michael, Joshua and Christopher have a good chance of leading law-abiding lives.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[maddad]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[maddad]]></source><link>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/02/2990415-do-odd-names-make-boys-go-bad</link><guid>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/02/2990415-do-odd-names-make-boys-go-bad</guid><category>study</category><category>criminals</category><category>odd-news</category><category>boys</category><category>odd-names</category><category>law-abiding</category><category>cause-behavioral-problems</category><pubDate>Thu, 2 Jul 2009 11:00:45 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Rudest names from the Middle Ages are dying from embarrassment</title>
<description><![CDATA[Cock, Daft, Death, Smellie, not to mention Gotobed, Shufflebottom and Jelly: they are all surnames that would have caused their owners considerable embarrassment over the years.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[cartooncat]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[cartooncat]]></source><link>http://cartooncat.newsvine.com/_news/2009/03/29/2614294-rudest-names-from-the-middle-ages-are-dying-from-embarrassment</link><guid>http://cartooncat.newsvine.com/_news/2009/03/29/2614294-rudest-names-from-the-middle-ages-are-dying-from-embarrassment</guid><category>history</category><category>historical</category><category>decline</category><category>surnames</category><category>odd-names</category><category>embarrasing</category><category>rude-names</category><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 10:39:46 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Balls and Bottoms give way to Wangs in name game</title>
<description><![CDATA[The number of people in Britain with surnames like Cockshott, Balls, Death and Shufflebottom -- likely the source of schoolroom laughter -- has declined by up to 75 percent in the last century.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[B-Rizzle]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[B-Rizzle]]></source><link>http://bluejackett24.newsvine.com/_news/2009/03/26/2606616-balls-and-bottoms-give-way-to-wangs-in-name-game</link><guid>http://bluejackett24.newsvine.com/_news/2009/03/26/2606616-balls-and-bottoms-give-way-to-wangs-in-name-game</guid><category>odd-news</category><category>names</category><category>surnames</category><category>odd-names</category><category>weird-names</category><category>dumb-names</category><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 01:19:46 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Where to Find Good Names for Rock Bands</title>
<description><![CDATA[Need a good name for a rock band? Chances are, you've got a fulltime, free generator of rock-band names right in your home.

      It's true.

     This phenomenon has been taking place in my house for years--and it happened again just  this evening.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[MinnieApolis]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[MinnieApolis]]></source><link>http://minnieapolis.newsvine.com/_news/2008/07/24/1692207-where-to-find-good-names-for-rock-bands</link><guid>http://minnieapolis.newsvine.com/_news/2008/07/24/1692207-where-to-find-good-names-for-rock-bands</guid><category>pbs</category><category>odd-news</category><category>humor</category><category>natural-history</category><category>suggestions</category><category>rock-band</category><category>good-names</category><category>odd-names</category><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:42:31 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>A boy called Primrose - unusual and unfortunate names</title>
<description><![CDATA[Following our piece on real people lumbered with undertone-laden names like Lolita and Lucifer (see link, below) [sic], here is a selection of your unusual or difficult names.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[biscuit]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[biscuit]]></source><link>http://biscuit.newsvine.com/_news/2008/02/16/1305395-a-boy-called-primrose-unusual-and-unfortunate-names</link><guid>http://biscuit.newsvine.com/_news/2008/02/16/1305395-a-boy-called-primrose-unusual-and-unfortunate-names</guid><category>people</category><category>name</category><category>unique</category><category>embarrassment</category><category>moniker</category><category>odd-names</category><category>unusual-names</category><pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2008 11:53:16 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>